I graduated in 2000... Back in high school they'd have a "games day" on the last day before a brake (Christmas, Spring, and Summer when school was out). We'd generally fire up a 64 player quake 2 map, and people from 2-3 computer labs would join up and play. Alternatively, we'd have smaller games of CTF (again, q2) with one lab versus another... Lots of fun.
During the last year, the more "preferred" of the computer students were allowed to their own machines to school to play... We spent 2 days straight just playing games at the end of school.
I used to be a big D&D player, and I found this especially horrible. I figured it would probably just be an easy, "d&d for dummies" sort of show. Not so. Being bombarded with crappy acting, corny and predictable plotlines, and stupid characters for two hours was almost unbearable. It's like the producers decided to steal elements from actual popular movies and incorporate them all together... (Star Wars anyone? Child rulers, glowing sword fights with arch-nemesises...) The characters were pathetic! The movie was more of a slapstick than anything else. I'm glad Snails got his ass kicked, it should have happened before the opening title. Ridley, the-saviour-who-lived-on-the-street-all-his-life-y et-can-kick-trained-soldiers-asses-at-swordplay... riiight... The elven ranger, who is supposed to be both mysterious and sexy, and turns out to be neither. Don't forget the too-tall, not-fat-enough dwarf, who happens to be mentally retarded. And the romantic interest! Whiny and corny, almost unbearable to watch.
Compare this movie with X-men, which was bringing a subject familiar to only a select group of people and making it easy to understand for the masses. They pulled it off just fine, and had a good balance between action and comedy. D&D? No.
Cliches, bad lines, bad acting, horrible corny character voices, the list goes on. Not only was this movie a disappointment, a waste of my money, but it actually hurt to watch, and I feel disgraced the true Dungeons & Dragons.
I always thought long-necked dinosaurs had the long neck to counter-balance their long tail, which was used for self defence.
Of course, all I know about dinosaurs I learned in kindergarten.
Well come on now...
When I posted there were only 3 posts, and they were all going on about how they could easily believe Bill Gates would write such a thing.
I was incredulous at how ridiculous the whole thing was. Calm down.
I can't believe you guys. I guess I'm just having trouble reading these comments because I'm not part of the PBS movie review group where I have a pipe and calmly discuss John Malkovich's reaction to his co-star's emotional behavior at length. I love John Woo!@$ I thrive on his movies! I like far-fetched action scenes, karate kicks, unrealistic motorcycle chases, and the like. Yes, the stock options bit made me choke, but the rest of it kicked ass. I would strongly recommend it to anyone who likes a good action movie.
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I graduated in 2000... Back in high school they'd have a "games day" on the last day before a brake (Christmas, Spring, and Summer when school was out). We'd generally fire up a 64 player quake 2 map, and people from 2-3 computer labs would join up and play. Alternatively, we'd have smaller games of CTF (again, q2) with one lab versus another... Lots of fun.
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During the last year, the more "preferred" of the computer students were allowed to their own machines to school to play... We spent 2 days straight just playing games at the end of school.
Then came real life. I miss school
OMG, that's so true... It's hilarious once you stop and think about it like that. You're right, the plot made no sense at all! :)
I used to be a big D&D player, and I found this especially horrible. I figured it would probably just be an easy, "d&d for dummies" sort of show. Not so. Being bombarded with crappy acting, corny and predictable plotlines, and stupid characters for two hours was almost unbearable. It's like the producers decided to steal elements from actual popular movies and incorporate them all together... (Star Wars anyone? Child rulers, glowing sword fights with arch-nemesises...) The characters were pathetic! The movie was more of a slapstick than anything else. I'm glad Snails got his ass kicked, it should have happened before the opening title. Ridley, the-saviour-who-lived-on-the-street-all-his-life-y et-can-kick-trained-soldiers-asses-at-swordplay... riiight... The elven ranger, who is supposed to be both mysterious and sexy, and turns out to be neither. Don't forget the too-tall, not-fat-enough dwarf, who happens to be mentally retarded. And the romantic interest! Whiny and corny, almost unbearable to watch.
Compare this movie with X-men, which was bringing a subject familiar to only a select group of people and making it easy to understand for the masses. They pulled it off just fine, and had a good balance between action and comedy. D&D? No.
Cliches, bad lines, bad acting, horrible corny character voices, the list goes on. Not only was this movie a disappointment, a waste of my money, but it actually hurt to watch, and I feel disgraced the true Dungeons & Dragons.
I always thought long-necked dinosaurs had the long neck to counter-balance their long tail, which was used for self defence. Of course, all I know about dinosaurs I learned in kindergarten.
Well come on now... When I posted there were only 3 posts, and they were all going on about how they could easily believe Bill Gates would write such a thing. I was incredulous at how ridiculous the whole thing was. Calm down.
I can't believe you guys. I guess I'm just having trouble reading these comments because I'm not part of the PBS movie review group where I have a pipe and calmly discuss John Malkovich's reaction to his co-star's emotional behavior at length. I love John Woo!@$ I thrive on his movies! I like far-fetched action scenes, karate kicks, unrealistic motorcycle chases, and the like. Yes, the stock options bit made me choke, but the rest of it kicked ass. I would strongly recommend it to anyone who likes a good action movie.